Six years ago, I jumped into the cryptocurrency world with 2000U, completely clueless about contract leverage and utterly confused by candlestick charts.
Now, the numbers in my account have steadily reached seven figures. Looking back on this journey, I have countless emotions.
This is not about luck, but a survival strategy I have figured out.
Cryptocurrency Rolling Strategy: From Steady Start to Wealth Leap
In the battlefield of cryptocurrency, filled with opportunities and risks, the rolling strategy is seen by many as a tool for quickly accumulating wealth. However, many people misunderstand rolling, thinking it is simply about 'adding to the position after making a profit.' In fact, the core of rolling is to first learn 'not to lose,' then seek to 'earn more,' and 'learning to brake' is the first step of rolling. Before I open a position, I strictly complete three things, none of which can be omitted.
Stop-loss setting: Precise calculation, never take chances
The setting of the stop-loss line is by no means a random decision; it is not simply setting a fixed percentage of 3% or 5%, but should be calculated precisely based on the recent volatility of the currency. The specific formula is 'recent volatility of the currency × 0.7'. Taking ETH as an example, if its recent 7-day volatility is 4% and the current price is 3000 USD, then the stop-loss line is set at 3000 × (1 - 4% × 0.7) = 2916 USD. Set the stop-loss order in advance, and once the price hits it, the system will automatically close the position, never harboring the lucky mindset of holding onto the position.
In November last year, when ETH faced a sharp decline, it was precisely because of this rigorous stop-loss strategy that I successfully avoided three liquidation crises. In contrast, many friends around me, due to indecision in manual stop-loss, could only watch their account funds go to zero, suffering heavy losses. This fully proves that precise stop-loss setting is the key line of defense for protecting the principal and surviving long-term in the cryptocurrency world.
Position control: Light first position, steady progress
Position management is crucial; daring to take a light position in the first position allows you to survive longer in the turbulent cryptocurrency world. When starting with 3000 USD, I only invested 450 USD in each trade, accounting for 15% of the principal, even when facing seemingly certain market conditions, I adhered to this principle.
Once, when BTC broke through the 40,000 USD mark, there was a chorus in the group calling for 'full positions', but I was not swayed by emotions and only increased my position with the 300 USD profit. As a result, the market corrected by 8% that night, and those who operated with full positions suffered significant losses, while I not only successfully avoided risks but also made a profit of 500 USD. This made me realize deeply that the size of the position does not widen the profit gap but rather the life-and-death gap; stable position control is fundamental to standing firm in the cryptocurrency world.
Profit handling: Counterintuitive operation, locking in gains
In the cryptocurrency world, there is a seemingly counterintuitive but highly effective profit handling method: withdraw part of the principal every time you earn 5%. For example, if you earn 150 USD with a 3000 USD principal, immediately withdraw 100 USD into a stablecoin, leaving 50 USD for continued rolling operations.
With this strategy, six months later, I had safely withdrawn my principal of 30,000 USD, and subsequent operations were all about using profits to speculate, with a mindset as steady as a mountain. In contrast, many people are reluctant to cut losses when losing and hesitant to withdraw profits when winning, ultimately often ending up with nothing. Remember, the principal in hand is the true wealth that belongs to you; floating profits are just numbers on a balance sheet.
L2 Hedging and Rolling: Precise layout, controllable risk
Last year, when the L2 concept was booming, I keenly captured an opportunity in a small coin with a market cap of less than 50 million USD, and the operation steps were classic. First, ambush the first position, using 1000 USD to open a 3x long position, while taking out 200 USD to open a short position for hedging, to guard against sudden crash risks; after the market started, when the price rose by 15%, decisively close half of the long position, withdraw the principal and the hedged short position, letting the remaining 500 USD profit 'run free'; then, operate flexibly based on market fluctuations, adding 200 USD profit for every 5% pullback, and selling 100 USD for every 8% gain, repeating this 6 times, ultimately netting a profit of 29%.
The key to this operation is not about accurately guessing the market, but about being able to maintain a steady mindset to hold onto profits when the market rises and not panicking when it falls. At that time, many people were caught in high positions, while I locked in risks firmly within a controllable range through hedging and phased operations.
Rolling warehouse three phases: Steady accumulation, wealth leap
From 3000 USD to 600,000 USD, there are no so-called miracle trades, all relying on gradual accumulation. In the first phase (1 - 2 months), funds grew from 3000 USD to 12,000 USD, focusing on BTC and ETH, operating 2 trades per week, taking profits of 5% - 8% in each trade, and locking in profits by withdrawing principal, successfully avoiding 3 small pullbacks.
Phase two (3 - 6 months), funds grew to 180,000 USD, began to venture into leading coins in the L2 and DeFi fields, adopting the model of 'first position 15% + profit add-on', successfully capturing two waves of doubling trends in ARB and OP, with a maximum drawdown of only 12%.
Phase three (7 - 12 months), entering the bull market sprint period, will increase leverage to 5 times, but strictly control each position to not exceed 20%. Relying on the main uptrend of SOL and DOT for rolling operations, each time there is a pullback, use profits to add positions, and reduce positions by half when breaking previous highs. There are no miracles along this way, only the mechanical operation of 'not being greedy when it rises, not panicking when it falls, and running part of the profit when earning'. After a year, I only made 47 trades, of which 38 were profitable; making fewer mistakes is far more important than making more money. In the cryptocurrency world, stability and discipline are the true keys to wealth freedom.
Trading cryptocurrencies means repeating simple things over and over. Persisting with one method for a long time, mastering it to perfection, trading cryptocurrencies can be like any other industry, as practice makes perfect, allowing for instinctive decision-making.
This year marks my seventh year of trading cryptocurrencies, entering the market with 10,000 USD, and now I support my family through trading! I can say that I have used 80% of the methods and techniques in the market. If you want to treat cryptocurrency trading as a second profession to support your family, sometimes listening more and observing more will reveal things beyond your understanding, at least helping you avoid five years of detours!
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